St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-10-29
FARM AND FlREsiDE.

"A piece Of zinc put on the live Goals
in the stove will clean out the stove
pipe.
The starching process was brought
into use in England by people from
Flanders who came over to London and
taught the art for IS.
Cup Cake: One cup sugar. one
tablespoonful Of butter. one cup Of
milk. one egg. Aree cups Of aour. one
tcaspoonful baking powder. Indian
Gpolis Sentinel.
For gunpowder burn. keep the
wounds wet with mixture of linseed
oil and lime water for three days. and
then apply vaseline to heal.
Where sheep ere troubled with flies
and maggo,s they rapidly lose flesh. as
they get bat little rest and have no appe-
titeA Damp pastures are also injuri-
Gus. often causing foot rot The sheep
should always be sheltered at night.
-Cellars are usually damp because
ths walls are cosler than the air. which
causes condensation Ut moisture. TIC
prevent the condensation Of moisture i,
is recommended that the windows and
doors be closed during the day an.
opened At night-HristiaS at Work.
"A pretty pompon for winter bou.
qucts can be made by taking of the
green calyx Of thistle blossom. pick.
ing out al the pink petals and hanging
I: in the sun to bleach. Il comes out
into round fluffy ball and looks pretty
with dried grasses for the shelf OF
mantel.-Xadi1 sapolis journal
Sage Pudding: One quart Of boil.
ing water turned upon . cup of sago
Have your pudding dish filled with
apples. pared and qsartered. stir the
sage well and turn over the apples.
bake and eat with sauce or cream and
sngar.-Erchonge.
-Pnctieal and successful breeders
claim that constant supply Of salt fOr
swine is safe preventive of diseases.
one thaS can Be coust61 on with de-
gree Ofcertainty; that by its constant
use the system Is made strong to ward
of disease; hat cholera does not start
in herds uecciving this care; that these
herds 0(ten escape whoa all others
around chem are destroyed
-Cream Pc: Oae pit Of milk to
taste. one Tablespoonful a corn starch.
one wAole egg and yelks Of two others.
cook I'll It creams; When cool flavor
with lsssn. Have your crust baked.
then posr in the cream; best the whites |
u two eggs. odd . tablespoonful Of |
sugar. spread on top Of the pie and set |
in the oven few minutes to harden
Exchasge. ... E-s..
On any rich piece Of ground fork
in some fresh manure. pour soapsuds
over it, and lay an old barn door upon
the surface. In . short time the earth !
will be full Of sarth-worms.
which will congrexste under the cool
protection Of the covering. Call the
hens. turn up the earth. and let them
scratch. At night trample the earth
down. replace the covering. and the
mess Of esrth-worms may be repeated
three or four times a week II the earth
is kept slightly damp so much the bet
tern r Observer.
TO Preserve Crab-apples: Sort
your apples. and the perfect ones pu:
by themselves, trim the stem Qeaving
about an inch on the applet and scrape
out the blossom end. wash them, put
in a porcelain or other preserve kettle.
cover with water. cook until you can I
rum straw through. skim on. and
weigh; to each pound take . pound Of
'ugar and cup Of water. boil and
kim; put in the apples and boil until I
'lear; skim out. boil the syrup . few
then pour over the apples.
The water tho apples were boiled in
Measure. and to each pint put pound
Il white sugar. boil an hour. and it
makes beautiful jelly.-BossoS Budget.